Shakespeare for the Masses creators Chelsea McCarthy (Cassius), left, and Nicole Galland (Mark Antony) fight it out on stage in a performance last November at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse. — File photo by Sam Moore
Shakespeare for the Masses creators Chelsea McCarthy (Cassius), left, and Nicole Galland (Mark Antony) fight it out on stage in a performance last November at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. — File photo by Sam Moore
Brutus (Christopher Roberts) kills Julius Caesar (Xavier Powers) in a boiled down version of the famous scene. — Photo by Sam Moore
Mark Antony (Nicole Gallard) eulogizes the slain Julius Caesar (Xavier Powers). — Photo by Sam Moore
Jamie Alley as Folio narrated the play and enlisted the audience as extras. — Photo by Sam Moore
Brutus (Christopher Roberts) and conspirators Lagan Trieschmann, left, Xavier Powers and Rob Myers. — Photo by Sam Moore
The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse presented a rendition of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” last weekend as part of their “Shakespeare for the Masses” series, which condenses Shakespearian works into short, comical acts. The stage reading was organized and edited by Nicole Galland and Chelsea McCarthy, and starred Ms. Galland, Ms. McCarthy, Christopher Roberts, Xavier Powers, Jamie Alley, Lagan Trieschmann, and Rob Myers
